Workplace occupational health plans are crucial for St. Louis employers to remain compliant with occupational health laws and for the health and safety of their employees. Employees are entitled to a workplace free from recognizable hazards including chemical exposures, extreme temperatures, communicable diseases, and unsafe working conditions. St. Louis occupational health plans ensure the protection of employees from these hazards. St. Louis occupational health services include vaccines, antibody testing (titer testing), biometric screenings, employment physicals, respiratory health exams, tuberculosis (TB) screenings and TB skin tests, and vision and hearing screenings.
The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) covers all private-sector employers in St. Louis and the state of Missouri. There are no St. Louis occupational health laws governing public employers. Employers must become familiar with St. Louis workplace health regulations, as well as state and federal regulations. Federal regulations from OSHA include four standards: maritime, agriculture, construction, and general industry. Examples of these standards include preventing falls, preventing the cave-in of trenches, ensuring the safety of workers in confined spaces, putting guards on machines, preventing exposure to lead and asbestos, and providing employees with safety equipment, including respirators.
St. Louis employers violate these regulations if they failed to keep the workplace hazard-free and their employees were exposed to that hazard. To prove a violation, it must be shown that the hazard was identified, the hazard caused, or was likely to cause, physical harm or death, and there was a practical method to correct the hazard.
The Department of Labor and Industrial relations offers free St. Louis occupational health services through consultation services to employers to ensure they are remaining compliant with workplace occupational health laws.
